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Dominic Monaghan joins 'Star Wars: Episode IX'

Dominic Monaghan joins 'Star Wars: Episode IX'

By Silas Lesnick | Aug 24, 2018

“Star Wars: Episode IX” has added a new cast member and it’s someone with whom fans of J.J. Abrams are very familiar. The Hollywood Reporter brings word that Dominic Monaghan, who played Charlie Pace on “LOST,” will be joining the 2019 release. There’s no word yet on who he might be playing, but Monaghan is certainly no stranger to epic movie franchises. He memorably played Hobbit Merry Brandybuck in Peter Jackson’s “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy.

Abrams, who is currently in production on what is said to conclude the “Skywalker Saga,” co-wrote the film’s screenplay with Chris Terrio. Returning cast members include Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Kelly Marie Tran, Joonas Suotamo, Billie Lourd, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Billy Dee Williams and the late Carrie Fisher. Newcomers to the cast include Naomi Ackie, Keri Russell and Richard E. Grant,